multiethnic not anymore. it was. before the civil war it was presided overtpíi!y bashar al ad and before that his father. so they have a track record of keeping it very complex country in one piece. isn t that our goal to see the countries run by someone who can keep them from beginning black holes? well, i just think it s too late. every argument you re making, tucker, is technically correct. the assad regime protecting the majority christians, jews, it was four years ago. now it s gotten so gruesome, i don t think syria will ever be completely put back together. the borders remain infatuated and they are gone. we speak of iraq and syria because we don t have new names for them. kurdistan is emerging.